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Lois Carson, 80, was a passenger in a 2006 Chevrolet Equinox driven by her son, Dennis Carson, 53, of Portland. The Equinox that overturned and rested on its side after striking a 2014 Chevrolet Cruze driven by Susan Tanzer, 62, of Pennsylvania, that had slowed in the right lane, said Stephen McCausland, spokesman for the Maine Department of Public Safety. The Chevrolet was first struck by a 2001 Dodge pickup truck driven by Jonah King, 25, of South Portland.

The three-vehicle crash was reported after 4 p.m. on Interstate 295 southbound in the area of Franklin Street, McCausland said.

The southbound lanes were closed for more than an hour before the breakdown lane was cleared. Traffic continued to back up until the scene was cleared after 7 p.m., McCausland said.